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Great Performances

Arts and Music Series / 6 Seasons

Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Watch Latest: S52 E13

54m 23s / TV-G

Getting Jazzed for Broadway’s Best: Harold Prince

7m 10s

Watch as Lonny Price, director of Harold Prince: A Director's Life, discusses the impact of this legendary director and producer with his work on musicals including Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, and The Phantom of the Opera.

Harold Prince: The Director’s Life

31s

Take a peek into the legendary career of the pioneering Broadway producer and director and winner of 21 Tony Awards with this retrospective celebration featuring Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Mandy Patinkin, John Kander, Susan Stroman, and Angela Lansbury.

John Leguizamo on developing his Broadway show in La Jolla

1m 53s

Through extensive experimentation and audience feedback, Tony Award nominee John Leguizamo developed his Broadway show Latin History for Morons in La Jolla by adding more of a bite to it.

John Leguizamo’s Road to Broadway Preview

34s

Go behind-the-scenes of John Leguizamo’s Tony-nominated one-man show, Latin History for Morons, a comic but pointed look at how Hispanic culture has been portrayed and repressed throughout American history.

Getting Jazzed for Broadway’s Best: The Sound of Music

5m 5s

Ted Chapin, President and Chief Creative Officer of Rodgers & Hammerstein, discusses what makes The Sound of Music the quintessential R&H musical, the differences between the movie and stage version, and why PBS viewers will enjoy this special broadcast.

"The Sound of Music (The Hills Are Alive...)"

1m 54s

In this excerpt, Maria gets fired after lecturing Captain von Trapp about his own children. As this is going on, he hears his children singing "The Sound of Music" beautifully for his new fiancée and is compelled to join them while Maria watches in the background.

The Sound of Music - Preview

30s

Fall in love with the beloved musical as never before. Features music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and stars Kara Tointon as Maria and Julian Ovenden as Captain von Trapp.

"Beginner's Luck"

1m 57s

Jerry (Robert Fairchild) tries to convince Lise (Leanne Cope) that it's no coincidence they keep running into each other. He's got "Beginner's Luck" and as such transforms the parfumerie where Lise works with a dazzling dance number.

An American In Paris The Musical - Official Trailer

31s

Experience one of the most famous musicals of all time with a celebrated new adaptation featuring the original Tony Award-nominated stars Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope. The acclaimed production was directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon.

Getting Jazzed for Broadway's Best: An American in Paris

4m 27s

Learn more about An American in Paris The Musical with Garen Scribner, former actor in the National Tour and current host of the "Broadway Sandwich" web series on ALL ARTS. He discusses his favorite number, what sets the musical apart from the movie, and more.

Broadway's Best 2018 Preview

30s

Features U.S. broadcast premieres of the four-time Tony-winning stage adaptation of “An American in Paris The Musical,” the U.K. live production of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music” and new documentaries about John Leguizamo’s Tony-nominated play “Latin History for Morons” and Broadway icon Harold Prince.

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